25. Saudi Arabia
Power Index rating: 0.4268
Total population: 33,091,113
Total military personnel: 230,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 848; ranks 12th out of 137 countries
Fighter aircraft: 244; ranks 12th
Combat tanks: 1,062 (ranks 24th)
Total naval assets: 55
Defense budget: $70 billion
24. Poland
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.4059
Total population: 38,420,687
Total military personnel: 105,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 469 (ranked 27th of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 93 (ranked 26th)
Combat tanks: 1,100 (ranked 23rd)
Total naval assets: 83
Defense budget: $9.36 billion
23. Vietnam
Power Index rating: 0.3988
Total population: 97,040,334
Total military personnel: 5,482,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 318 (ranked 33rd out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 108 (ranked 21st)
Combat tanks: 2,575 (ranked 28th)
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $3.365 billion
22. Taiwan
Power Index rating: 0.3956
Total population: 23,545,963
Total military personnel: 1.89 million (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 837 (ranked 13th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 286 (ranked 9th)
Combat tanks: 1,885 (ranked 17th)
Total naval assets: 87
Defense budget: $10.725 billion
21. Canada
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.3941
Total population: 35,881,659
Total military personnel: 94,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 384 (ranked 31st of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 53 (ranked 38th)
Combat tanks: 80 (ranked 79th)
Total naval assets: 63
Defense budget: $21.2 billion
20. Spain
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.3921
Total population: 49,331,076
Total military personnel: 139,500 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 522 (ranked 23rd out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 136 (ranked 18th)
Combat tanks: 327 (ranked 51st)
Total naval assets: 46; one aircraft carrier
Defense budget: $11.6 billion
19. Australia
Power Index rating: 0.3277
Total population: 23,470,145
Total military personnel: 79,700 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 467 (ranked 28th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 78 (ranked 27th)
Combat tanks: 66 (ranked 86th)
Total naval assets: 47; two aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $26.3 billion
18. North Korea
Power Index rating: 0.3274
Total population: 25,381,085
Total military personnel: 7.58 million (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 949 (ranked 11th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 458 (ranked 5th)
Combat tanks: 6,075 (ranked 4th)
Total naval assets: 967
Defense budget: $7.5 billion
17. Israel
Power Index rating: 0.2964
Total population: 8,424,904
Total military personnel: 615,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 595 (ranked 18th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 253 (ranked 11th)
Combat tanks: 2,760 (ranked 8th)
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $19.6 billion
16. Indonesia
Power Index rating: 0.2804
Total population: 262,787,403
Total military personnel: 800,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 451 (ranked 30th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 41 (ranked 43rd)
Combat tanks: 315 (ranked 52nd)
Total naval assets: 221
Defense budget: $6.9 billion
15. Pakistan
Power Index rating: 0.2798
Total population: 207,862,518
Total military personnel: 1,204,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,342 (ranked 7th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 348 (ranked 7th)
Combat tanks: 2,200 (ranked 13th)
Total naval assets: 197
Defense budget: $7 billion
14. Iran
Power Index rating: 0.2606
Total population: 83,024,745
Total military personnel: 873,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 509 (ranked 24th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 142 (ranked 17th)
Combat tanks: 1,634 (ranked 18th)
Total naval assets: 398
Defense budget: $6.3 billion
13. Brazil
Power Index rating: 0.2487
Total population: 208,846,892
Total military personnel: 1,674,500 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 706 (ranked 16th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 43 (ranked 42nd)
Combat tanks: 437 (ranked 40th)
Total naval assets: 110
Defense budget: $29.3 billion
12. Egypt
Power Index rating: 0.2283
Total population: 99,413,317
Total military personnel: 920,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,092 (ranked 9th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 211 (ranked 13th)
Combat tanks: 2,160 (ranked 14th)
Total naval assets: 319; two aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $4,4 billion
11. Italy
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.2277
Total population: 62,246,674
Total military personnel: 357,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 831 (ranked 14th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 94 (ranked 25th)
Combat tanks: 200 (ranked 60th)
Total naval assets: 137; five aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $29.2 billion
10. Germany
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.2097
Total population: 80,457,737
Total military personnel: 208,641 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 613 (ranked 17th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 122 (ranked 20th)
Combat tanks: 900 (ranked 26th)
Total naval assets: 81
Defense budget: $49.1 billion
9. Turkey
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.2089
Total population: 81,257,239
Total military personnel: 735,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,067 (ranked 10th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 207 (ranked 14th)
Combat tanks: 3,200 (ranked 7th)
Total naval assets: 194
Defense budget: $8.6 billion
8. United Kingdom
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.1797
Total population: 65,105,246
Total military personnel: 233,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 811 (ranked 15th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 129 (ranked 19th)
Combat tanks: 331 (ranked 49th)
Total naval assets: 76; one aircraft carrier
Defense budget: $47.5 billion
7. South Korea
Power Index rating: 0.1761
Total population: 51,418,097
Total military personnel: 5,827,150 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,614 (ranked 5th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 406 (ranked 6th)
Combat tanks: 2,654 (ranked 9th)
Total naval assets: 166; one aircraft carrier
Defense budget: $38.3 billion
6. Japan
Power Index rating: 0.1707
Total population: 126,128,156
Total military personnel: 303,157 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,572 (ranked 6th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 297 (ranked 8th)
Combat tanks: 1,004 (ranked 25th)
Total naval assets: 131; four aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $47 billion
5. France
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.1584
Total population: 67,364,357
Total military personnel: 388,635 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 1,248 (ranked 8th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 273 (ranked 10th)
Combat tanks: 406 (ranked 44th)
Total naval assets: 118; four aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $40.5 billion
4. India
Power Index rating: 0.1065
Total population: 1,296,834,042
Total military personnel: 3,462,500 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 2,082 (ranked 4th out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 520 (ranked 4th)
Combat tanks: 4,184 (ranked 6th)
Total naval assets: 295; one aircraft carrier
Defense budget: $55.2 billion
3. China
Power Index rating: 0.0673
Total population: 1,384,688,986
Total military personnel: 2,693,000 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 3,187 (ranked 3rd out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 1,222 (ranked 2nd)
Combat tanks: 13,050 (ranked 2nd)
Total naval assets: 714; one aircraft carrier
Defense budget: $224 billion
2. Russia
Power Index rating: 0.0639
Total population: 142,122,776
Total military personnel: 3,586,128 (estimated)
Total aircraft strength: 4,078 (ranked 2nd out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 869 (ranked 3rd)
Combat tanks: 21,932 (ranked 1st)
Total naval assets: 352; one aircraft carrier out of service indefinitely
Defense budget: $44 billion
1. United States
Power Index rating: (NATO member) 0.0615
Total population: 329,256,465
Total military personnel: 2,141,900 (estimated)
Total aircraft: 13,398 (ranked 1st out of 137)
Fighter aircraft: 2,362 (ranked 1st)
Combat tanks: 6,287 (ranked 3rd)
Total naval assets: 415; 24 aircraft carriers
Defense budget: $716 billion